International political risk management : looking to the future by Theodore H Moran(
)10
editions published
in
2005
in
English
and held by
751 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
International Political Risk Management: Looking to the Future is the third in a series of volumes based on the MIGA-Georgetown
University Symposium in International Political Risk Management. Like its predecessors, this volume offers expert assessments
of needs, trends, and challenges in the international political risk insurance industry. These assessments come from a dozen
senior practitioners from the investor, financial, insurance, broker, and analytical communities. The volume leads off by
examining the lessons that can be learned from recent investment losses, insurance claims, and arbi

The brave new world by Theodore H Moran(
)17
editions published
between
2001
and
2004
in
English
and held by
737 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The purpose of this report is to present the ideas and experiences of some of the most distinguished practitioners from the
investor, financial, and investment insurance communities in the world. To assist the reader, this volume's editor provides
a brief overview to introduce each of the separate topics. Topics focus on the multiple pledge-of-shares problem; the preferred
creditor status; breach of contract coverage in infrastructure projects, and OPIC modified expropriation coverage (using an
Indonesian case study); securitizing political risk insurance; and cooperation, competition, and the "science of pricing"
in the political risk insurance marketplace. The appendices also contain two articles: "Political Risk Investment Insurance:
The Renaissance Revisited," and "Managing International Political Risk

Improving municipal management for cities to succeed : an IEG special study by World Bank(
)5
editions published
in
2009
in
English
and held by
533 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Cities now house half the world's population and produce 70 percent of its GDP. Managing them well helps development. Strengthening
municipal management of planning, finance, and service provision has been at the core of World Bank support through municipal
development projects (MDPs). This book reviews how, worldwide, nearly 3,000 municipalities have benefitted from 190 World
Bank-supported MDPs over the past decade, three quarters of which achieved satisfactory outcomes. The finance dimension of
MDPs--computerized accounting, revenue generation, and municipal credit--produced some of the best r

MIGA : the standard-setter by Akira Iida(
)5
editions published
in
1997
in
English
and held by
464 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

The World Bank's country policy and institutional assessment : an IEG evaluation by World Bank(
)1
edition published
in
2010
in
English
and held by
430 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The World Bank's Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) assess the conduciveness of a country's policy and institutional
framework to poverty reduction, sustainable growth, and the effective use of development assistance. The CPIA enters the calculation
of country performance ratings that, since 1980, have been used to allocate International Development Association (IDA) resources
to eligible client countries. This evaluation was undertaken at the request of Board members to assess the appropriateness
of the CPIA as a broad indicator of development effectiveness and as a determinant of the allocation of IDA funds. As indicated
in the approach paper, this evaluation reviews the effects of the CPIA ratings on IDA allocations but does not review the
IDA allocation formula itself. The evaluation finds that the CPIA content broadly reflects the determinants of economic growth
and poverty reduction identified in the economics literature, but some criteria need to be revised (such as the trade criterion
that places much greater emphasis on imports than exports) and streamlined, and one criterion (assessment of disadvantaged
socioeconomic categories other than gender) added. The CPIA ratings also correlate well with ratings of similar indicators,
and more so for International Bank for Reconstruction and Development than for IDA countries. In part, this could be caused
by the CPIA exercise's practice over the past several years of taking into account a country's stage of development, which
also means that the CPIA is no longer an index in the true sense of the word. It is difficult to establish an empirical link
between the CPIA and economic growth outcomes, although CPIA ratings are found to be positively associated with aid effectiveness
in the narrower sense-specifically, the performance of Bank loans. The report lays out four recommendations: disclose International
Bank for Reconstruction and Development ratings; discontinue the "stage of development" adjustment to the ratings; review
and revise the content and clustering of the criteria; and discontinue the current aggregation of the criteria into an overall
index

The matrix system at work : an evaluation of the World Bank's organizational effectiveness by World Bank(
)2
editions published
in
2012
in
English
and held by
414 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The 1997 Bank reforms that introduced the matrix management concept aimed to adapt the organization to changing circumstances
and address concerns among external stakeholders about the role of aid in development. The reforms were motivated largely
by widespread recognition that the Bank's development programs were excessively driven by a culture of lending, with insufficient
attention to client needs and the quality of results, which are crucial to development effectiveness. A previous round of
reforms in 1987 had strengthened the country focus, but quality remained a concern. Furthermore, access of developing countries
to development finance from the private sector had increased significantly, leading to a decreasing share of official development
aid, including Bank financing, in total flows to developing countries. By the mid-1990s, pressure for change was acute. The
1997 reforms tried to address these challenges through a new set of organizational arrangements, increased decentralization,
and matrix management. The most frequent rationale for a matrix structure is to balance competing priorities, combine capabilities
for market advantage, share resources for efficiency, and retain flexibility to redeploy resources in the face of changing
priorities and a diversified client base. The matrix system - a dual matrix, Bank-wide between the six Regions and four networks,
and in each Region between Country Management Units and Sector Management Units - was to be facilitated by dual accountability
for technical quality and an internal labor market for staff renewal and mobility. It has been more than a decade since the
1997 reorganization, and concerns that the matrix system is not delivering on its promise persist. This evaluation assesses
the extent to which the dual objectives of the matrix system - enhancing client responsiveness and establishing strong technical
networks to deliver quality services - have been attained and have enhanced the Bank's development effectiveness. The evaluation
focuses on implementation of the current matrix system rather than on the 1997 matrix design and follows an objectives-based
approach to assess the relevance and effectiveness of the matrix reform until 2010. To the extent feasible, the evaluation
also examines the efficiency of matrix arrangements.--Résumé de l'éditeur

Analyzing the effects of policy reforms on the poor : an evaluation of the effectiveness of World Bank support to poverty
and social impact analyses by World Bank(
)3
editions published
in
2010
in
English
and held by
271 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The current global financial and economic crises are likely to put enormous pressure on governments to respond with immediate
measures and to undertake far-reaching reforms in the medium term, requiring a substantial increase in donor support. To protect
the poor and enhance benefits to them, key policy reforms will need to be underpinned by systematic analysis of their expected
poverty and social impacts. The World Bank's experience to date with the Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) approach
provides useful lessons for addressing these issues. Overall, implementation of the PSIA approach has had considerable limitations.
There have been tensions between the various operational objectives assigned to PSIAs. The tensions concern inconsistencies
between informing country and Bank policy decisions in a timely way and building country analytic capacity. PSIAs have had
limited ownership by Bank staff and managers and have often not been effectively integrated into country assistance programs.
Quality assurance, monitoring, and evaluation of the overall effectiveness of PSIAs have been weak. To improve PSIAs' effectiveness,
this evaluation recommends that the Bank take measures to ensure that staff fully understands what the PSIA approach is and
when to use it, clarify the operational objectives of each PSIA, and ensure that the approach and timeline adopted are aligned
with those objectives. Quality assurance mechanisms should be strengthened to ensure that PSIAs are designed to achieve the
intended effects

2010 world investment and political risk by Daniel Villar(
)15
editions published
between
2010
and
2011
in
English
and held by
212 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Two years into the deepest global financial crisis in the post-war era, the world economy is still experiencing uneven economic
recovery and financial weakness. Financial market conditions are signaling improved investor confidence and more appetite
for cross-border investments. As part of its mandate to encourage investment to developing countries, the Multilateral Investment
Guarantee Agency (MIGA) seeks to foster more understanding of the role of political risk, and instruments to mitigate it.
The objective for this report is to examine (i) overall investment trends and perceptions of political risk especially for
what regards foreign direct investment (FDI) to emerging markets; (ii) investments and risks specifically in Conflict-Affected
and Fragile States (iii) the role political risk insurance (PRI) is playing today and its likely role in the future

Annual report by International Finance Corporation(
)
in
English
and held by
197 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Vols. for 1963/64- include Report of the International Development Association

Annual report by Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency(
)
in
English and No Linguistic content
and held by
132 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

The World Bank legal review. the role of law and justice systems by Frank Fariello(
)2
editions published
in
2016
in
English
and held by
108 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The newly adopted post-2015 development agenda is centered on 17 sustainable development goals to be reached by 2030. This
volume of the World Bank Legal Review looks at how law and justice systems can support the financing and implementation of
these goals, including the role of the rule of law and economic and social rights. The contributors, including legal scholars,
development practitioners, and financial experts, analyze the goals, explore ways in which they can be achieved, and examine
ways that recent relevant law and justice programs have worked. A wide array of topics are covered, from the legal aspects
of collecting and monitoring vital data, to improving legal identity programs, to creating innovative health care regulation,
to legal and judicial reform, to providing private sector-financing of public education projects to the provision of global
public goods. Additionally, a special section on Europe looks at financial crisis management, enforcement of court decisions
and the workings of the European Court of Justice. The opportunities and challenges of the 2030 agenda are many. This volume
looks at both from multiple perspectives, demonstrating how sustainable development can go forward in a way in which everyone
benefits

Old risks, new solutions, or is it the other way around? by Gero Verheyen(
)1
edition published
in
2013
in
English
and held by
100 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Old Risks - New Solutions, Or Is It The Other Way Around is the latest book in a series based on the MIGA-Georgetown University
Symposium on International Political Risk Management. The Symposium has traditionally brought together almost 200 senior practitioners
from the political risk insurance (PRI) industry, including investors, insurers, brokers, lenders, academics and members of
the legal community. This volume reflects the key issues which have faced investors and insurers alike including arbitration
and a dynamically evolving marketplace. Contributors to this volume reflect on the evolution of the PRI industry during a
period of dramatic changes in the marketplace. Not only has the crisis had a tremendous impact on the volume of investment
projects, particularly into developing countries, but also on the perception of risk and claims management. The volume begins
with a look at the global market place in the aftermath of the financial crisis from an insurer's perspective. It continues
with an overview of claims experience and key issues investors should understand when relying on bilateral investment treaties.
The volume then examines challenges facing investors and insurers alike when considering sovereign risk within the context
of political risk. The volume concludes with an overview of the PRI industry and its evolution over time - how did insurers
see the global marketplace evolving over time, what are they predicting now, and how much has it really changed? Old Risks
- New Solutions provides valuable insights for practitioners and investors alike, particularly in today's turbulent and uncertain
markets

Poverty reduction support credits : an evaluation of World Bank support by The World Bank(
Book
)4
editions published
in
2010
in
English
and held by
97 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
This evaluation examines the relevance and effectiveness of Poverty Reduction Support Credits (PRSCs), introduced by the Bank
in early 2001 to support comprehensive growth, improve social conditions, and reduce poverty in IDA countries. PRSCs were
intended to allow greater country-ownership, provide more predictable annual support, exhibit more flexible conditionality,
and strengthen budget processes in a results-based framework. By September 2009, the Bank had approved 99 PRSCs totaling some
$7.5 billion and representing 38% percent of IDA policy based lending. The evaluation finds that in terms of process, PRSCs
were effective in easing conditionality, increasing country ownership and aid predictability, stimulating dialogue between
central and sectoral ministries, and improving donor harmonization. In terms of content, PRSCs succeeded in emphasizing public
sector management and pro-poor service delivery. Yet in terms of results, it is difficult to distinguish growth and poverty
outcomes in countries with PRSCs from other better performing IDA countries. There is scope for further simplifying the language
of conditionality and underpinning PRSCs with better pro-poor growth diagnostics. PRSCs can also strengthen their results
frameworks and limit sector policy content in multi-sector DPLs to high-level or cross-cutting issues. Today, Bank policy
has subsumed PRSCs under the broader mantle of Development Policy Lending and the rationale for a separate 'brand name' although
differences linger from the past. Since PRSCs and other policy-based lending have gradually converged in design, remaining
differences compared to other Development Policy Loans should be clearly spelled out, or the separate PRSC brand name should
be phased out

2009 world investment and political risk by World Bank Group(
Book
)4
editions published
in
2010
in
English
and held by
96 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"Over one year into its deepest global financial crisis in the post-war era, the world economy is entering a phase of economic
recovery and financial stabilization. Financial market conditions are signaling much improved investor confidence and a revival
of risk appetite for emerging markets. Yet concerns over political risks are high. As part of its mandate to encourage investment
to developing countries, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) seeks to foster more understanding of the role
of political risk, and instruments to mitigate it. The objective for this report is to examine (i) overall trends in political
risk perceptions, and how they relate to financial flows -- particularly foreign direct investment (FDI) -- to emerging markets,
(ii) corporate views on foreign investment intentions and the political risk environment in emerging markets, in the context
of the financial crisis (iii) whether the political risk insurance (PRI) industry is well positioned to deal with the fallout
from the crisis, as well as longer-term shifts in demand for political risk guarantees. Given MIGA's mandate and the growing
weight of emerging markets as a source of FDI, particular attention was paid to South-based investors and PRI providers in
the general analysis."--Publisher's website